Rock
What is there to say about an album that Rolling Stone ranked #2 in its 2003 list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”?
John Hiatt’s voice has taken on some Tom Waits-like cragginess in recent years.
But dissonance is at the edge of everything you hear at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — a sound that contains multitudes.
This album is not a slavish imitation of an old sound but a fresh take on the kind of timeless, tuneful fun that pop music used to be all about.
Senescence be damned: whether this was his last tour or not, Iggy proved he’s still got what it takes to play great rock and roll.
“Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.
“Maturity, if you’re doing it right, means caring less and less what other people think – you just are who you are.”
Lucinda Williams is one of the few songwriters who seem to realize the messiness of later life is just as loaded with song angles as the restlessness of youth.
Who was this stunning talent with the roof-raising voice and why in the world isn’t she a star, fans would wonder?
Some records are snapshots, but Last Danger of Frost is more like a long gaze into a mirror.
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